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A Philosophy Reader from the Circle of Miskawayh: Text, Translation and Commentary
Elvira Wakelnig
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hardcover. An anthology of metaphysics, physiology and ethics compiled anonymously in the Islamic world in the eleventh century. Num Pages: 524 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 174 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1200.
This volume presents the first complete edition of Oxford, MS Marsh 539, a hitherto unpublished philosophy reader compiled anonymously in the eastern Islamic world in the eleventh century. The compilation consists of texts on metaphysics, physiology and ethics, providing excerpts from Arabic versions of Greek philosophical works (Aristotle, Plotinus, Galen) and works by Arabic authors (Qusta ibn Luqa, Farabi, Miskawayh). It preserves fragments of Greek-Arabic translations lost today, including Galen's On My Own Opinions, the Summa Alexandrinorum, and Themistius on Aristotle's Book Lambda. The philosophy reader provides a unique insight into philosophical activity of the place and time of the ... Read more
This volume presents the first complete edition of Oxford, MS Marsh 539, a hitherto unpublished philosophy reader compiled anonymously in the eastern Islamic world in the eleventh century. The compilation consists of texts on metaphysics, physiology and ethics, providing excerpts from Arabic versions of Greek philosophical works (Aristotle, Plotinus, Galen) and works by Arabic authors (Qusta ibn Luqa, Farabi, Miskawayh). It preserves fragments of Greek-Arabic translations lost today, including Galen's On My Own Opinions, the Summa Alexandrinorum, and Themistius on Aristotle's Book Lambda. The philosophy reader provides a unique insight into philosophical activity of the place and time of the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
450
Condition
New
Number of Pages
524
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521193610
SKU
V9780521193610
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About Elvira Wakelnig
Elvira Wakelnig is project researcher at the University of Warwick and at the University of Vienna. She is the author of Feder, Tafel, Mensch (2006).
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